Maritime History of the Great Lakes

Birmingham (Schooner), aground, 4 Dec 1854

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BIRMINGHAM Schooner, lost on Horse Shoe Reef, near Buffalo. Property loss $4,000
      Buffalo Democracy
      Feb. 28, 1855 (casualty list)

      . . . . .

The schooner BIRMINGHAM, bound to this port with a cargo of coal for Walter Joy from Erie, went on to the Horse Shoe Reef, opposite the Lighthouse, on Monday, in the snow storm. She will probably be got off
      The Democracy, Buffalo
      Wednesday, December 6, 1854



Media Type
Text
Newspaper
Item Type
Clippings
Notes
Reason: aground
Lives: nil
Freight: coal
Remarks: Total loss
Date of Original
1854
Subject(s)
Schooners
Birmingham (Schooner)
Local identifier
McN.W.1960
Language of Item
English
Geographic Coverage
  • Horseshoe Reef
    Ontario, Canada
    Latitude: 42.881111 Longitude: -78.915833
Donor
William R. McNeil
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Birmingham (Schooner), aground, 4 Dec 1854